Monday, June 15, 2020 | 9:00 AM | 20 House Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the November 20, 2019, meeting

· Open and Public Meetings Act Training

2. Legislative Management-approved Study List, 2020 Interim

JR 7-1-401 requires that the committee review the list of approved study items assigned to it by the Legislative Management Committee at the committee’s first meeting. The rule also allows the committee to modify or add an item to the study item list provided the item is consistent with the committee’s duties. After review, the committee will vote to adopt the study item list, including any modifications or additions it chooses to make.

· Committee discussion/action

3. Tolling Statute of Limitations in an Emergency

Sen. Iwamoto will propose to toll the statute of limitations in the event of an emergency. The committee will discuss the proposal.

· Sen. Jani Iwamoto

· Committee discussion/action

4. Authority to Open Judiciary-related Bill Files

JR7-1-602 allows the committee to grant authority to the committee chairs to independently open bill files on behalf of the committee during the first meeting of the year by motion and majority vote. This authority can extend to opening bill files on issues not on the committee’s study list. Chairs are required to report to the committee when they have opened a bill file and requires the chairs to jointly agree to open the bill file. The committee will discuss whether to grant this authority and may take action.

· Committee discussion/action

5. Review of Appellate Decisions that Call for Legislative Action

The Utah Court of Appeals and the Utah Supreme Court in writing opinions sometimes suggest to the Legislature to take some action such as clarifying a certain provision of the statute, addressing a circumstance not addressed in the statute, reviewing whether the outcome of a statute was intended, or revisiting an issue. Staff will review the 2019-20 appellate decisions that call for legislative action. The committee will discuss how to proceed.

· Jacqueline Carlton, Associate General Counsel

· Committee discussion/action

6. Electronic Wills

The committee will receive a presentation on electronic wills and discuss whether to open a bill file to authorize them, as recommended by the Uniform Law Commission.

· Rep. Lowry Snow

· Committee discussion/action

7. Indigent Defense Commission Study

The committee will receive presentations regarding the proposal of the brief provided by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst including the commission’s core principles: similarities and differences in indigent defense across states: effective measures of challenges and metrics for success; and appropriate state support for indigent defense in Utah.

· Representatives of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst

· Representatives of the Indigent Defense Commission

· Committee discussion/action

8. Electronic Submission for Governmental Immunity Claims

Utah Code Section 63G-7-401(3)(b)(ii) currently requires entities to accept hand delivery of governmental immunity claims. The committee will discuss whether to recommend amending the statute to remove hand delivery from the submission options while allowing electronic and mail submissions.

· Committee discussion/action

9. Other Items/Adjourn